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Amend CSHB 1831 by adding the following appropriately
numbered section to the bill and renumbering subsequent sections of
the bill as appropriate:
(1) SECTION 1.07. Sec. 418.186. DISASTER AND EMERGENCY
EDUCATION. (a) The Department of State Health Services shall
establish a program designed to educate the citizens of this state
on disaster and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
Before establishing the program, the department must collaborate
with local authorities to prevent state efforts that are
duplicative of local efforts. The program must address:
(1) types of disasters or other emergencies;
(2) the appropriate response to each type of disaster
or emergency, including options for evacuation and shelter;
(3) how to prepare for each type of disaster or
emergency;
(4) the impact of each type of disaster or emergency on
citizens requiring medical assistance or other care;
(5) ways to respond in a disaster or emergency or to
assist the victims of a disaster or emergency; and
(6) resources and supplies for disaster or emergency
recovery.
(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission, in cooperation with the governor, shall adopt
rules to create and administer a disaster and emergency education
program established under this section.